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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 111-137.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Wallace's explanation for why Midwesterners are alienated?
(a) Because they enjoy different movies.
(b) Because their home is like a factory.
(c) Because they have different ethical values.
(d) Because they speak differently.

2. According to Wallace, why does watching television beget more television?
(a) People feel persecuted for watching it, so they watch more.
(b) They want to see more of the world.
(c) People become addicted.
(d) The world can't live up to the standards of television.

3. Gilder believes technology can be solved with ________.
(a) More reading.
(b) More culture.
(c) More technology.
(d) Less technology.

4. Wallace believes that commercials have evolved into appealing to a sense of ______.
(a) Intellect.
(b) Community.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Individuality.

5. What was Image-Fiction a response to?
(a) Television's influence.
(b) The rapid development of art.
(c) The decline of the government.
(d) The surplus of nonfiction.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Wallace see fighting irony as "impossible"?

2. The clogger competition leaves Wallace with a sense of a specific ______.

3. At Wallace's games, how do people respond to a tornado warning?

4. On his second day of the desert competition, why does Wallace repeatedly use the bathroom?

5. Why was Wallace sent to the state fair?

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